While females have various types of contraceptives to chose from - such as contraceptive pill, the copper coil, the contraceptive implant (known commonly as "the bar), and the contraceptive patch, males seem limited in their options.

Apart from a condom, without the female using other forms of contraception males don't really have any other way to protect themselves during sexual intercourse.

There are a variety of male contraceptives currently in the trial stages of production, including non-hormonal pills that targets the sperms' ability to swim properly, and a gel containing synthetic progesterone and testosterone that is rubbed onto a patch of skin, but all are years away before they can become available for consumers.

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However, a lot of progress is being made on the possible male contraceptives. There is even one male hormonal contraceptive pill that's going through human tests.

But, due to the side effects that came with the medicine (mood swings, weight gain, and increase sex drive), many cases trials had to be stopped.

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According to the NHS, the sperm suppression rate was 95.9 percent with researchers concluding that the contraceptives efficiency rate was "relatively good compared with other reversible methods available for men."

Yet even with these developments, results from a new survey reveal that even when the contraceptives are ready for use, males will be reluctant to do so.

A survey conducted by Zavamed.com revealed on 26 per cent of men in the UK would be willing to try a male contraceptive pill, while 15 per cent of men said they would not even try the male contraceptive.

The researchers found that nearly a third of all UK men were not aware that a male contraceptive pill was even being researched.